As you may know this topic
is very hard for me to speak on being that I just started valuing myself as of
2016, yes it took me 14 years to see myself as God saw me. Yes you can be
saved, you can be righteous and you can still struggle with self-worth. Worth
being valued, I didn’t value myself. I felt secure with being used and having
my feelings toyed with. Is that okay? If you have to ask yourself this you may
already know the answer.
Nothing is okay. It is
never okay with not loving yourself. Your body, your heart is God’s temple.
Gods temple is valuable, it is rich in love, it is WORTHY. God told me I am
worthy, I am worth waiting for. My self-love is far more important and more
meaningful than selfishness. My self- love is more than rushing life. It is
more than abusive relationships or broken promises and one night stands. My worth
is what Jesus Christ died for, my entry, my bond and connection to the kingdom
of God.
I had to ask myself what
is value? Value is the act of importance;
it is also having worth or something of importance. (Thanks google) What
does God say about value? God says that I am accepted and I am valuable. God’s
love is valuable, unique and kind. Romans
5:8 But God shows his love for us in that while we were sinners, Christ died
for us. This word is remarkable and yet it can be used several ways. God
saw that we needed him; he valued us and still kept us as his. He saw me a
small, small tiny vessel that need help that needed a savior. He died for me. So
I can have his inheritance. Is that not worth? Is that not importance?
1 Corinthians 7:23 you have been bought and
paid by Christ, so you belong to him. Be free from all these earthly prides and
fears. A good friend told me that if I didn’t see my worth
physically, I wouldn’t see myself spiritually. I literally had to stop serial
dating. I had to stop being so open with men who only wanted to pursue me for
one thing. I have to stop allowing any and every one into my circle. You don’t know
what kind of excess baggage someone is carrying. I look at things spiritually. Baggage
travels, it can jump and block your blessings. Nothing should hinder my walk
with Christ. I will not allow anyone to change my thoughts on Jesus. It is true
God allows people in your life but the devil does too. Don’t you get tired of
useless friendships? If you aren’t bettering my walk with Christ why should I
allow you to have part-time visits? I
get so tired of being used and people not valuing my worth. If I never took myself
seriously why should someone else? You are what you allow God wanted me to have
meaningful relationships especially with him. I put others before Jesus. I was
selfish with God and I was angry when people walked over me and out of my life.
I allowed things that hurt me in my past to linger on with me in the future. I
hurt and didn’t know it. I said to God I forgive but I didn’t live like it. I
mistreated myself not people. I knew love but I didn’t fully love myself. I
hated who I had become. I hated the men I had encountered for hurting me. I
hated my Dad. I hated everyone. Until God had to show me who I was. He allowed
me to grow in Christ. He showed me my physical value he showed me I mattered to
him.
We need to know our
worth in Christ. If you pray right now “God show me this man, show me who he or
she really is.” God will show you but we became too comfortable in dealing with
this person and the fake happiness they gave us. Is that fair to God? NO! It wasn’t
fair to you either. Don’t deal with stupidity when you can deal with honesty.
I value myself enough
now to say HEY! I deserve better. I deserve true and honest love. I deserve
God, I deserve happiness, and I deserve God. I deserve Love. I am valuable and
God loves me. He will never leave me or forsake me. He will never treat me like
I am nothing. God treats me like I am worth it. I am worth every second, every
moment that Jesus died on the cross for my sins and atonement. I am valuable. I
AM VALUED.
VALUE YOURSELF, JESUS
DOES
Malika Qadir
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